lemon meringue pie

Name: Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: FILLING; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) cornstarch; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 cup(s) cold water; 1 1/4 cup(s) hot water; 1/4 cup(s) lemon juice; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon rind, grated; 3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoon(s) margarine; CRUST; 1 - cooled baked shell; MERINGUE; 3 large egg whites, beaten; 6 tablespoon(s) sugar

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Private Recipe by

Rebecca C

@Rebeccac59

Cheektowaga, NY

Makes 1-8" pie. David would ask Grandma to make her recipe for his birthday every October 21st!

yield 6 -8

prep time 30 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For lemon meringue pie

FILLING
1 c

sugar
1/4 c

cornstarch
1/2 tsp

salt
1/4 c

cold water
1 1/4 c

hot water
1/4 c

lemon juice
1 Tbsp

lemon rind, grated
3 lg

egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp

margarine
CRUST
1

cooled baked shell
MERINGUE
3 lg

egg whites, beaten
6 Tbsp

sugar

How To Make lemon meringue pie

1
Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt Blend in cold water Add hot water Cook until thick, stir constantly Reduce heat and cook until clear (5-8 minutes) Add lemon juice and grated lemon rind, cook for 2 minutes Blend mixture slowly into 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten Return to pan, cook 2 minutes stirring constantly Add 2 tsp butter Cool, turn into cooled baked shell

2
In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
3
Brown at 325 for 15 minutes.
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